(2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic Acid

CAS: 140-10-3

Ref. TR-P336185

Product Information

• Name: (2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic Acid
• Synonyms: Cinnamic acid, (E)- (8CI), (2E)-2-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid, (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enoic acid, (2E)-Cinnamic acid, (E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid, (E)-3-Phenylacrylic acid, (E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enoic acid, (E)-Cinnamic acid, 3-Phenyl-(E)-2-propenoic acid, NSC 44010, trans-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid, trans-3-Phenylacrylic acid, trans-Cinnamic acid,2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, (2E)- (9CI, ACI), (2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid (ACI), 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, (E)- (ZCI), (E)-3-Phenylacrylic acid, trans-Cinnamic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications (2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic Acid is used in the synthesis of amides and esters through coupling reactions involving carboxylic acids and amines. Also used in the N-methylation of amides and O-methylation of carboxylic acids.References Kunishima, M. et al.: Tetrahedron, 55, 13159 (1999); Xia, Q. et al.: Org. Lett., 15, 3326 (2013)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 148.16
• Formula: C₉H₈O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H8O2/c10-9(11)7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-7H,(H,10,11)/b7-6+
• InChI key: InChIKey=WBYWAXJHAXSJNI-VOTSOKGWSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)/C=C/c1ccccc1